A diamond smuggling operation goes wrong when an ordinary Soviet citizen becomes unwittingly involved, and the criminals are forced to court him to retrieve their diamonds.
The brightest stars of Soviet cinema and pop music on New Year's Eve 1966 for reasons beyond their control found themselves in the forest. The actors do not suspect that they are trapped, they are being hunted and traps are set.
The performance of the Moscow Theater of Satire, based on the play by N.V. Gogol.
A wizard invents characters who all come to life and start to arrive at his house: a King, his servants, a princes, a bear trapped in a man's body - the usual lot. The Plot mainly rotates around the bear, who the wizard had turned into a man. The Bear, who wishes to be a bear once again, can turn into his old self if he were to kiss a princess. It gets complicated when he falls in love with that princess, that arrived at the wizard's house. For how can they be together, if a single kiss will destroy their love?
A musical comedy based on the classic play by Eugène Labiche.
Natasha, a woman struggling to find housing in a crowded resort town with her young son. She forces a stranger, Viktor, to pretend to be her husband to secure accommodation that bans children, leading to unexpected romantic developments.
An unemployed astrophysicist finds a job of a docker at a grocery store, where he falls in love with a street-wise saleswoman in the produce department. But the groom runs away at the wedding reception.
High school students Ksenya and Boris are in love but all the world is against them.
Mr. Johnny First goes to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph, and the lives of everyone in the frontier town of Santa Carolina change as a result of this.
An old detective does not want to retire. The only way out is to prove to his boss that he still can catch criminals. The problem is that there were no crimes recently to work on. Together with his retired friend he decides to commit a perfect crime himself and then quickly solve it. Real problems start when a real criminal steals money he has stolen.
Three London gentlemen take vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
An insurance agent who moonlights as a car thief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern robin hood.
Spring of 1918. Tarakanov, managing the estate of Prince Tikhvinsky, with the help of a former court fencing teacher Marquess and a street kid Keshka, is stealing a collection of paintings and sculptures from the abandoned estate owners. Hoping to transport her abroad, criminals wander with a circus troupe, and in their wake goes a tireless criminal investigator — Makar Ovchinnikov.
Three best friend are going to spend a vacation on a sea shore. But when they arrive to their usual place they suddenly find that the spot is already occupied - by two beautiful girls.
Averbakh's adaptation of a play by Alla Sokolova, Faratyev's Fantasies is the story of a man surrounded by four woman, Faratyev, he is madly in love with on, Aleksandra, compassionately take care of another, her aunt, and is indifferent to the other two, Aleksandra's mother, and her sister, Lyuba. The world of these characters are that of dreams, each one's dream in interconnected to that of other, and each respond differently to it. Faratyev is a man who dreams, he live in the world of fantasies. Aleksandra and her mother listen to him, but do not take him seriously, his aunt listen to him, believe him, but do not encourage him, only Lyuba understand him, but to him, she is a mere child, he is madly in love with her sister, Aleksandra, she is a realist, she does not love him, but for sake of her own prosperity and that of her mother and sister, she agree to marry him, only to run away with the mysterious Bedhudov...
Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well.
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. As more people learn about it, they head to Leningrad to find the lion where it is rumoured to be buried.
The servant of Count Almaviva, the jolly and joker Figaro, is going to marry the maid of the Countess Rosina - Susanne. But the count wants to upset the wedding and make the girl his lover.
Denise de Flavigny, a young convent student, discovers a double-life of the organist Célestin, who teaches her music at the convent. He secretly composes popular operettas for his mistress Corinne. Célestin visits the city to witness the premiere of his latest effort; Denise escapes the convent as well. Following a quarrel with Célestin, Corinne walks out and instead, Denise appears in her role, taking the name Mam'zelle Nitouche. Denise falls in love with Fernand, a handsome young soldier. Both Denise and Célestin are mistaken for soldiers absent without leave and shipped off to an army camp. A series of coincidences brings happiness to all concerned.
A television film based on vaudeville and early short stories by Anton Chekhov, "The Proposal", "The Wedding", "The Anniversary", etc. The scene is a provincial ball.
In this fantasy with dragons and flying machines, 10-year-old Marta is determined to find her brother who was kidnapped at Christmastime by a fake Saint Nick because the little boy is blessed with the ability to locate gold. A kindly, wise philosopher-type by the name of Orlando joins Marta in her search, and together they survive a gigantic sleeping dragon and imprisonment in a tower with no clear means of escape. They overcome that hurdle, but later on, Orlando succumbs to the evils of The Plague (an all-consuming woman!) and Marta continues on her search alone. Eventually, she does find her brother -- but that only introduces problems she had never considered.
The old actor dreams of a leading role for his young talented daughter. However, she is opposed by a powerful diva of the troupe with a terrible character and great connections. After a series of efforts of the characters and hilarious misunderstandings, the old man's dream come true.
Four love stories connected by newsreels of the late 60s. Each short story begins with an epigraph taken from the Song of Songs of the Old Testament. The stories are interconnected by documentary shots and numerous interviews taken on the streets from passers-by who are asked the same question: “what does it mean to love?”.
Five sad and funny romantic stories about love...
Drama about the period of F. Dzerzhinsky's activity in 1902-1905, when he, having escaped from the Viluysk prison, lived in Poland.
Molly Egan, an almshouse resident, takes part in picketing a laboratory developing nuclear weapons. Judge Henry Pulaski finds her guilty of “trespassing.” Not heeding his warning, Molly again participates in the picket, for which she goes to prison.
The action takes place in Siberia where a mysterious wall appears from time to time. Scientists are dispatched to study it and some of them believe that the wall is produced by some sort of alien intelligence, "the Martians", as they call them. The scientists attempt to communicate with the Wall, but all they experience in return are hallucinations about their past experiences. In those visions they are faced with some unresolved issues, repressed memories, and absurd dream-like situations. They meet people – messengers – from their past who reveal to them some simple truths about their own lives, which may be hard to accept, so they dismiss those messengers as the Martians and stubbornly continue attempting to "understand" the Mysterious Wall using their rational minds.
Musical comedy based on the play by V. Dykhovichny and M. Slobodsky, staged by the Moscow Academic Theater of Satire.
Wild West adventures in this action movie based on famous "The Pathfinder" novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
A bandit wearing a black mask, having shot the train, takes a bag of gold coins from the post car and hides on his horse. The bandit takes refuge in the ranch, driving out the farmer and his cow. The farmer and the cow leave for the nearest town. In the saloon, the farmer sees an announcement of a reward of one thousand coins for catching a bandit in a black mask. Then he tells local cowboys where the bandit is hiding. Cowboys go to catch a bandit, but they return back all wounded.
After another trick of mice, Leopold the Cat is visited by a dog doctor who prescribes him to take Ozirin to help him deal with mice. But Leopold doesn't follow the instructions and instead of taking one pill, as written in the prescription, he intakes the whole thing at once and goes wild.
30 years after the end of World War II, a Soviet and an American journalist meet again for realizing post war paths of their countries.
The mischievous Carlson and the gullible Kid are the heroes of a well-known fairy tale. Carlson loves to play pranks very much, and for all the consequences of pranks he has a "proprietary" excuse: "It's nothing, it's an everyday thing!".
A puppy, born with a strangely light-blue coat, finds himself shunned by all. No one wants to play with him or call him a friend — even the Grey Dogs keep their distance. But when a fearsome Pirate suddenly attacks the island, he enlists the Black Cat’s help to kidnap the Blue Puppy.
A meeting with theater and film actor Andrey Mironov at the Ostankino Concert Studio. The actor talks about his work and answers questions from the audience.
Theatrical movie based on an ordinary life of an average soviet family
A soft and gentle man suddenly starts to change after being appointed to the manager position.
Lyuska, an employee of the only savings bank in the very young town of Radiozavodsk, wins a nylon fur coat on a lottery ticket. Her colleagues advise her to get the money and buy something useful. Lyuska goes to the regional capital, receives the money, and decides to spend it on a two-week trip to Moscow.
In 1919, in Petrograd, a pilot Sevastyanov was asked to help in training flight personnel for the young Hungarian republic, together with a Hungarian journalist he makes a desperate, with many adventures, flight across the front to Hungary ...
The fire department is preparing for the New Year. Three activists of amateur performances decide to kidnap professional artists for a New Year's concert. A police captain investigates the kidnapping and listens to complaints from the “unkidnapped” artists.
Dog Tom tells a group of puppies, as well as a cat hiding in a tree, about his adventures with the great detective Sherlock Holmes.
Grigory Pechorin, a dashing Byronic figure, arrives in Pyatigorsk and gets entangled in a web of romantic ploys and deceptions. Based on "Princess Mary", the longest novella in Mikhail Lermontov's "A Hero of Our Time".
The famous musician is selfish and proud towards ex-wife, son, partner, colleagues and relatives. One day, the plane on which he was supposed to fly on vacation crashes. He's late for that and alive, but for his loved ones he isn't...
The film takes place in Europe in the 19th century. The film shows the popular uprisings that took place there, as well as the search for truth and the confrontation of Karl Marx and opponents of the revolution.
School is over, final exams are behind — and Dima was the first to think of waving away from home. The convictions of his elder brother Viktor about a serious attitude to the future life only more “warmed up” the four friends, and for the first time they went to Tallinn for the first time without the bored care of adults...
The good-natured scholar Christian-Theodore arrives in a small country where miracles occur. He falls in love with the beautiful Princess, whose marriage is a matter of national importance, because her husband will become the new king. But unlike many “suitors”, selfish thoughts are alien to Christian-Theodore. He is sincerely fascinated by her beauty and releases his Shadow, hoping to get a faithful helper in his quest to marry the Princess. But the Shadow is the embodiment of egoism, greed and meanness. Quickly betraying the scholar, he marries the Princess himself and takes the royal throne.
The story is about two friends living in one of the provinces of central Russia. Pyotr Vasilyevich decides to marry off his young friend, Boris Andreyich. They visit a widow, two sisters of marriageable age, and the Barsukov family, which consists of two members: the father and his 19-year-old daughter, Verochka.
The film comprises four novellas: (1) “From Boredom”. A wealthy matron, bored with life, embarks on a romance with her children’s romantic tutor. (2) “Nerves”. Haunted by tales of the supernatural, Vaksin can’t sleep and is found in the morning napping on the governess’s chest. (3) “The Avenger”. A husband plans to kill his unfaithful wife but abandons the plot when he dreads the punishment to come. (4) “The Proposal”. A tragicomic matchmaking tale of landowner Lomov wooing his neighbor’s daughter.
Anna Georgievna Smirnova is a serious, businesslike and judicious person. It was these strengths of her character that helped the woman achieve high career results. Anna is a deputy and director of a textile factory in the Moscow region, who has long put an end to her personal life. She lives with her elderly mother. Her husband died, and her only daughter, Irina, is married. But suddenly, in a sanatorium in the southern resort of Anna, she meets a man named Volodya. He is a Muscovite, a former pilot, and now a driver. Volodya is younger than Anna, behind him two unsuccessful marriages. Between already middle-aged people a feeling of mutual sympathy erupts.
The action-packed historical and revolutionary film about the struggle of the VCHK with the international conspiracy against the Soviet government in Russia in the beginning 20s. On the activities of Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the VCHK, People's Commissar of Internal Affairs and at the same time Commissar of Railways. About the work on resuscitation of a collapsed industry, army, railways, to which the Iron Felix attracts (some by threats, some by persuasion) pre-revolutionary intellectuals.
Teleplay based on comedies by Serbian playwright Branislav Nušić and combined with songs by Andrey Mironov
A young literature teacher does not like his job. He feels he has to change something in his life. And one day he decides to tell only the truth. This decision leads to a breakup with his fiancée, a series of misunderstandings at school.
The capricious princess mocks the grooms invited by her father, allowing her jester to humiliate their appearance. Angered by the behavior of his daughter, the king orders her to be married off to the first beggar who entered the city. By chance, the "beggar" turns out to be one of the knights rejected by the capricious woman - the prince, who teaches the princess a harsh lesson that changed her attitude towards life.
The first story takes place in February 1945 in Budapest. In the basement of one of the houses, a platoon commander named Kapustin — a former circus performer — meets a Hungarian actor who doesn't speak Russian. Yet they quickly find a common language. The clown Karandash appears in the story. The second story is about a grandmother who didn’t like the circus, but went there for the sake of her grandson…
Based on the stories of A.P. Chekhov.